The Zambian forward has been voted as Redbull Salzburg’s player of the Champions round after he gathered 70% of the votes cast on the club’s official website.
The former Power Dynamos striker was up against midfield ace Dominik Szoboszlai and defenders Albert Vallci and André Ramalho. Szoboszlai came in second with 28.4 % of the votes while Vallci and Ramalho managed 0.84 and 0.93 % respectively.
Patson #Daka climbs the podium and is your "player of the champions round"! 🥇
With a lot of voter support from Zambia, Patson clearly prevails. 🗳️ pic.twitter.com/uskLB7TYbL
— FC Red Bull Salzburg EN (@FCRBS_en) July 8, 2020
The former Power Dynamos striker scored seven goals and made four assists in the final ten matches ( The Champions round).
Overall he had quite an impressive season with 24 league goals and seven assists while in all competitions he managed 27 goals and 11 assists including his first UEFA Champions League goal becoming the first Zambian to do so.
UCL | According to @OptaJoe – 🇿🇲 Patson Daka (21) has become the first @FAZFootball player to score in the UEFA Champions League! ☝️
That doesn’t mean the @RedBullSalzburg striker hasn’t scored goals though – his season stats ⤵️
✅ 13 starts
⚽️ 15 goals
🅰️ 6 assists— Football Wonderkids (@fbwonderkids) November 27, 2019
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Well done to the young man. Keep working hard.